by Eyefink
Update: Okay so, of course we didn't play as many games as he wanted, but we have gotten a few games in. He's playing better but still being goofy sometimes--and he LOVES buying cards so he'll go after energy a lot. However in the last game we got Mommy to play with us.We had to drag her into it at first as she didn't seem to be too keen on playing. As time went on, though, I saw her get more and more into it, to the point where she almost won and I didn't even notice! She developed a short term strategy at the end to weasel some points, and then grabbed Herbivore. She would have won the next turn but the dice were unkind and she inadvertently attacked, ending the game with 19 points.
The moral is, it was great fun to see someone go from reluctant player to getting that glint in her eye and trying to sneak in a last minute victory. :)